38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Two important causes of oncogenic transformation, the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway and the STAT3 transcription factor, have until recently been thought to be sep…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The Objective of this experiment is to study the optimum conditions under which the enzyme cellobiase cleaves the control substrate p-Nitrophenyl Glucopyranoside and the mos…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Whooping cough, a disease characterized by a paroxysmal cough, is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The current study aims to demonstrate that the pertussis toxi…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My science experiment is determining which stage of ripening (ripe or spoiled) from fruits and vegetables obtains more extractable DNA.I am verifying whether these levels of…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to learn the effect of preservation technique on the amount of vitamin C in orange juice. Methods/Materials Orange juice samples were pr…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Scientists have recently discovered that your washing machine contains many harmful bacteria and are currently evaluating the risk that these bacteria pose to humans. Bleach…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals There is a lot of talk these days about high protien versus no protien, and high carbohydrate diets versus low carb diets. I wanted to see which one of these diets would pro…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to measure how different sweeteners affect blood glucose and to determine which is the best sweetener to use. This project is important to socie…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was twofold. My first objective was to learn if the baking times of sugar cookies are affected by sugar grain size. Secondly, I wanted to learn…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Type 2 diabetes and obesity are major public health priorities because of their high prevalence and incidence in the U.S. population. Although the mechanisms underlying type…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This work evaluated the anticancer properties of dietary substances such as curcumin and Si-Wu-Tang (SWT) by measuring the activity of NF-kB in human cell lines. Our hypothe…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find the effect of cooking methods and time on the Vitamin C content in food, specifically spinach. Methods/Materials 20 grams of spin…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment will show if the amount of catalase enzyme directly affects its reaction rate. Methods/Materials Potatoes were cut and peeled and mixed with purified water i…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to test whether natural solar UV radiation is energetic enough to damage DNA to the point where cell cycle checkpoints are required. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a bacteria that injects its own DNA into plant cells causing cancerous tumors to grow. The objective of my experiment was to see if antioxidants…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see which riser would make blueberry muffins rise the most, either baking powder or baking soda, and what would happen to a blueberry muffin without any…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to discover whether or not hepatocyte apoptosis due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is mitochondria-dependent, and thus follows…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine which type of reading platform is better: Back-lit (LCD) eReader, Non- Back- lit (eInk)eReader, and a book. Methods/Materials There…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see how long it takes for an ultraviolet light sanitizer to kill more than 99% of bacteria on a toothbrush. Based on my research, longer exposure should r…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how variations in temperature would change the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. I hypothesized that an increase in temperature would speed…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine what affect different cooking methods have on the nutritional value of vegetables.The reason I am doing this investigation…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to figure out how much carbon dioxide will be produced by yeast fermentation of three different types of sugars. Methods/Materials I observed yeast fermentt…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The reason I am doing this investigation is to find out how to slow down the freezing process of dew on orange trees. By doing this I will find a method for farmers to prote…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine how much gluten is present in four different types of flours bough at the local grocery store. A second objective of this proje…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Objective: The objective of my experiment is to determine which cleans hands better, wiping hands with hand sanitizer or washing hands with soap and water. Hypothesis: I bel…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment examines a possible method to increase the production of alcohol through fermentation with yeast by species competition. This is important because of the inc…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment is to find how much bacteria is in fast food restaurant water and ice. Methods/Materials All samples are melted and materials gathered. The are…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Increasing the accuracy and the range of specificity of MRI could enhance site-specific imaging and treatment. The most advantageous way to enhance site-specific imaging wou…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project is a study to determine if aquaporins play any role in the movement of water in the inner ear. First I will localize the aquaporins in the inner ear, and then c…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out whic type of protein can help you more during muscle recovery by seeing enzymatic activity. Methods/Materials Materials used were: 10 mL of hydrogen…